Your role and responsibilities

In this role, you will have the opportunity to lead all on-site activities of medium to large projects. Each day, you will ensure cost-effective execution of project deliverables in accordance with contract specifications, quality standards, schedule, and safety requirements. You will also showcase your expertise by leading the site team, defining main guidelines, and allocating tasks.

The work model for the role is: #LI-onsite

This role is contributing to the Electrification Business in Malaysia and is based in Johor Bahru The position is open to candidates across Malaysia who are willing to be based in Johor. Main stakeholders include ABB’s valued customers and partners.

You will be mainly accountable for:

• Coordinating all on-site activities to ensure the successful execution of material receiving, unloading, positioning, installation, testing, and commissioning, and defects rectification activities in alignment with contract specifications, quality standards, schedule, and safety requirements.

• Ensuring all site activities are executed as per schedule, reviewing periodic reports, and ensuring timely handover of work areas from customer. Attend all customer‑required site meetings in person.

• Serving as a project representative by building and maintaining effective relationships with customers as well as other local organizations such as authorities, general contractors and suppliers to ensuring their active support of field activities.

• Closing all punch list, handover of installed equipment, as-built documentation, material reconciliation, site de-mobilization, etc., and receiving the final certification from customer.

• Ensure all site activities comply with the ABB HSE & Security Management System.

• Being certified as ABB Site Manager upon successful joining (internal certification).

Qualifications for the role

• With Electrical Engineering background.

• Willingness to Work On‑site (based in Johor) & travel.

• With minimum 8 years in Field Service or Site Manager experience in Oil & Gas, Data Center or equivalent construction sites.

• Experience with MV & LV Switchgears, Power Transformers, UPS, PTU, Compact Substations, E-House, SCADA or equivalent.

• Resourceful, independent, collaborative, solutions driven with a growth mindset.

• Fluent in English and Bahasa Malaysia (written and spoken).

What's in it for you?

Be part of a purpose-driven organization making a real impact on global energy efficiency and sustainability through innovative electrification solutions.

Grow your career in a high-performing, collaborative team with access to world-class learning, development, and leadership programs.

Enjoy a flexible hybrid work environment that values work-life balance, inclusion, and a safety-driven culture.

Benefits

We also offer our employees the following benefits:

• Attractive remuneration along with incentives based on performance

• Comprehensive medical and insurance coverage

• Learning, development programs

• hybrid/flexible work practices

• Inclusive and safety-driven work culture

More about us

ABB's Distribution Solutions Division facilitates the efficient and reliable distribution, protection and control of power by improving electric power quality while strengthening the resilience of the grid. The Division offers segment-specific products and solutions that largely serve utilities, industry and infrastructure segments, often providing the requisite medium-voltage link between high-voltage transmission systems and low-voltage users. With ABB Ability™ enabled connected solutions at its core, the offering includes medium-voltage air- and gas-insulated switchgear (1 to 66 kilovolts), indoor and outdoor circuit breakers, reclosers, fuses, contactors, relays, instrument transformers, sensors, motor control centers, as well as low-voltage switchgear for the ANSI standard markets.

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